Rochelle Booth

Rochelle Booth serves as a key procurement lead within the W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, supporting the lifecycle management and modernization of ground combat and support vehicle systems. She oversees the acquisition of advanced engineering and research services critical to enhancing vehicle survivability, mobility, and power efficiency across armored and tactical wheeled platforms. Her work directly enables the Army’s strategic imperatives in defense innovation, ensuring that technical solutions align with operational readiness goals. Booth primarily manages contracts under the Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences NAICS category, focusing on systems engineering, prototyping, and technical analysis for next-generation military vehicle architectures. She maintains consistent working relationships with specialized defense contractors including Schutt Industries, VAREC NV, ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC, A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC. These partnerships center on high-precision engineering, avionics integration, structural components, and mission-critical system development. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical excellence and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term collaborations with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in military vehicle systems and defense-grade manufacturing. Booth’s contracting activity is exclusively classified as “No Set-Aside,” reflecting a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her portfolio consistently selects vendors based on proven technical proficiency and systems integration experience, regardless of size or certification status. Her primary industry focus is NAICS 541715, with an exclusive emphasis on advanced research and development in physical and engineering sciences. She procures services related to vehicle system design, survivability testing, powertrain optimization, and embedded systems engineering, supporting the Army’s transition to next-generation combat platforms. Her expertise lies at the intersection of defense engineering and acquisition policy, ensuring that R&D investments deliver tangible operational advantages.